Since 1994, Mr. Dao M. Le has served with the US Department of Commerce in assignments of increasing responsibility in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and United States. He is currently America's senior commercial officer in Kuwait.

Dao taught international trade courses at Carnegie Mellon University, Wright State University, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies. An honors graduate, Mr. Le has an MA from the Monterey Institute and a BS from Santa Clara University.